Sarah Greene
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143372
Medi-Cal Provider
Being human can be hard. I believe that as we become more present with that and with one another, it can become less challenging. Through a non-judgmental, anti-oppressive, soul- affirming lens, I’d love to support you in finding creative ways to move towards a greater sense of ease.
I see the therapeutic container as an intentional space. Here we can reclaim parts of ourselves in order to live a life with more fullness, joy, purpose, clarity, and hope. It is an opportunity to be seen, heard, held, and sometimes gently guided into internal landscapes that may be difficult to access on one’s own. It is also a place to learn and gather new tools for navigating life.
My approach is grounded in a sense of curiosity and connection. I am inspired by expressive arts, parts-work, attachment theory, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, altered-state integration, the neurodiversity movement, queer theory, ecopsychology, body-based and transpersonal approaches. Hopefully, together, we can discover what you may need and what works best for you.
I am available at this time via TeleTherapy with the option to occasionally meet in-person..
Request an Appointment
To Request an Appointment at Shine a Light or NPCC, please fill out this form. We respond to inquiries Monday through Friday. All inquiries we receive on the weekends or holidays will be processed the next business day. Thank you for your patience. If you need immediate services, please call 911.
Agency Inquiries
New Office in San Francisco!
Shine a Light Counseling Center is please to merge with New Perspectives Center for Counseling. NPCC has been serving the San Francisco community for thirty years. Now NPCC is transitioning to become the San Francisco site for Shine a Light. NPCC will retain its name, character and history. For information about NPCC or counseling in San Francisco:
New Perspectives Center for Counseling (link)
Emergency Contact
Shine a Light does not provide crisis services. If you have a mental health emergency, call 988 or 911. Or click here for more Crisis Resources
Telephone Contact
You can call Shine a Light at 831-996-1222, but we encourage you to use the email forms to the left. If you call, please leave the following:
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Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your therapy sessions will cost. Your fee will be set according to a sliding scale, in collaboration with your therapist, prior to your first counseling session. Total costs depend upon the number of sessions you choose to utilize.
If you have private health insurance and we are not in-network with your plan, please be aware that your costs for therapy may be less by using an in-network provider. This will depend upon your plan's deductible amounts and co-payments. In some cases, counseling at Shine a Light is less costly than using private insurance.
If you hope to use "out of network" benefits through your private insurance, please be aware that many plans will not reimburse for services provided by trainees. Please request an Associate level therapists for out-of-network billing.
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